The armada

Question 1

The Spanish leader

Answer 1

A soldier not a sailor Medina Sidonia

Question 2

Spanish guns

Answer 2

Heavy cannons that couldn’t fire very far also was confusing due to the different ammunition

Question 3

English leaders

Answer 3

Howard of effingham and sir Francis Drake had years of experience at sea

Question 4

English ships

Answer 4

Smaller,faster more manoeuvrable ,carried longer range weapons

Question 5

Spanish ships

Answer 5

Turned clumsily and were short ranged

Question 6

Duke of Parma’s army

Answer 6

Based in the Netherlands Spain were meant to meet them but they didn’t show up on time

Question 7

Fireships

Answer 7

Francis drake sent them as a trick to put the Spanish formation off from panic

Question 8

What battle followed this

Answer 8

The battle of gravelines

Question 9

What was the battle

Answer 9

The English split Spanish ships into 1s and 2s therefore they could attack 5 Spanish ships were damaged

Question 10

The weather

Answer 10

As soon as the Spanish left England bad storms kicked up resulting in 50 ships being damaged as they tried to sail around Scotland and Ireland